History at Jacksonville State University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at Jacksonville State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and approximately 9,238 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,491 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville State University in 2021, 33 of them were history majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Jacksonville State University History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

Jacksonville State University History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at Jacksonville State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Jacksonville State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	53
Best Value History Schools	95
Most Popular History Master’s Degree Schools	108
Most Popular History Schools	222
Most Focused History Schools	243

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in history from Jacksonville State University. This makes it the #108 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

History Student Demographics at Jacksonville State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Jacksonville State University.

Jacksonville State University History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Jacksonville State University, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Jacksonville State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jacksonville State University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Jacksonville State University History Master’s Program

Of the 8 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Jacksonville State University, about 63% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Jacksonville State University, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jacksonville State University with a master's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jacksonville State University also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Jacksonville State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	41

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Jacksonville State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Managers	2,110	$106,680
History Professors	350	$65,450
Curators	100	$54,900
Archivists	80	$50,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.